Saturday, November 14, 2009

Branch of medicine concerned with dentistry and all things dealing with the mouth?

must be an 'ology' dealing with dentistry and the mouth

Branch of medicine concerned with dentistry and all things dealing with the mouth?
There is 'odontology' - the study of teeth, though not actually a medical branch of biology I think. The 'mouth' department of the hospital I work in is oral and maxillo-facial surgery ('max fax' for short). Wikipedia certainly list odontology as a tooth ology - see the link for confirmation though no more details





http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odontology
Reply:Dentology ?
Reply:no but there are different specailities EG: orthodontics, restorative ,prosthetics, endodontics, oral surgery, paedodontics
Reply:Stomatology
Reply:orthodontics, oral surgery.
Reply:Dave's right. Or, "Oral Medicine" in some hospitals.
Reply:Dentology


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